Where Filmed

Where was The Shack filmed?

This story of faith and magic is based on the worldwide bestseller by William Paul Young, a Canadian author who self-published the novel in 2007. The plot explains how Mack, a man in mourning after his daughter is murdered, receives a personal and mysterious invitation to meet God at a place called "The Shack".

Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans) plays the main role together with Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures), a controversial black Goddess.

There's not much information about the exact filming locations of this movie, but we hope to find it out soon, maybe with your help. So far, we know that The Shack was filmed basically in Vancouver and in the countryside of British Columbia. As usual, we do not talk too much about the plot to avoid spoilers:

This mountain seems to be a computer-generated image, but probably is based on the almost vertical Grand Wall of Stawamus Chief. Image by courtesy of Summit Entertainment

The crew was filming on the grounds of Stawamus Chief Park, near the town of Squamish.Image by Ruth Hartnup

The lush forests of the area look very much like the ones that the characters are trekking in the film.Image by courtesy of Summit Entertainment

The camping scene at the beginning of the movie was filmed at Sayres Lake Campground (Mission).Image by courtesy of Summit Entertainment

About the other lakes seen later on in the film, some scenes may be shot at Cultus Lake (50 miles East of Vancouver). Our readers suggested that The Shack could also have been filmed at Harrison Lake, Stave Lake or Hayward Lake. Images by courtesy of Summit Entertainment

Is the real shack also hiding on the shores of Cultus Lake? Only God knows (and the producers).Image by courtesy of Summit Entertainment

The waterfall was filmed at Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Portland, Oregon.Image by Melfoody

The snow covered mountain is the stratovolcano Mount Baker in Washington state.Image by Jerry McFarland

Next stop, a suburb near Vancouver. From a screen caption we discover that Mack’s family house has the number 1853, but the street is missing. Image by courtesy of Summit Entertainment

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The image captioned "It is also confirmed that the production was shooting on the lake Cultus." is actually a picture of Sayres Lake. It has been a favorite secluded swimming spot for me and my friends for years, but it is getting a lot less secluded now. I was surprised to see a few shots in the trailer that looked like Sayres, so I did a quick search and found this web page. The image above confirms it for me.

The snowy suburb shot looks a lot like my home town, Mission, not far from Sayres. That street looks familiar, but I can't quite place it. Could be another town though

The lake that the family camp at where Missy is taken is definitely Sayers Lake north of Mission, BC. It's close to home for me and I camp there at least 2x per year. The water is amazingly clear there, perfect for the underwater shot of the canoe accident. It's not a big lake though. It's possible that the other lake where they walk on the water and go to that beach may possibly be on Stave Lake? Also, the final scenes look to me like some lakeside property's on Hayward Lake between Mission and Maple Ridge, I stayed there for few weeks.Traffic can be seen in the background on the Lougheed Highway.

I really love this movie. Right now it's being shown on HBO. The sites thatWere chosen were really beautiful. They were perfect for the story. And a veryBeautiful story it is.I read the book long before I found outAbout the movie. Love the book and theMovie. The wisdom that was in every Every scene of that movie had to haveCome from God. It was just to perfectJust to havecome from a Man.But a ManOf God, Yeah! Beautiful movie.

The campground was filmed in Wallowa Lake State Park in Joseph, Oregon. I don't see any reason to debate on this. They showed it in the movie. I know it can be filmed somewhere else but it only made sense before they went to the campground they made a stop at Multnomah Falls which is in Oregon.